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Save money, save time and get a degree with a 3+1 program. Today, many states, including Illinois, allow community colleges to confer bachelor degrees through innovative partnerships with four-year schools. "It's really a collaboration between a local university or a distance learning university and a community college," says Beth Hagan, executive director, Community College Baccalaureate Association. Students complete three years of coursework at a community college, and their final year is taught by a partner university, either at the community college campus or online. Instead of the traditional 2+2 program, where you attend a community college for two years than finish...

Save money, save time and get a degree with a 3+1 program. Today, many states, including Illinois, allow community colleges to confer bachelor degrees through innovative partnerships with four-year schools.
"It's really a collaboration between a...

Having topped the charts some 65 years before Alex Dwyer and Emily Longman were born, Glen Miller's "In the Mood" would have been danced to by their grandparents, or maybe even their great-grandparents.
But the two Concordia University...

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that six of its associates were recently named partners, including one in its new St. Louis office.
Jeffrey S. Becker serves as Chair of the Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group and also practices in...

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that six of its associates were recently named partners, including one in its new St. Louis office.
Jeffrey S. Becker serves as Chair of the Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group and also practices in...

'The Magic Victrola': Lyric Unlimited's third annual presentation designed to introduce youngsters 5-10 and their families to the joys of opera takes two children on a journey through famous opera scenes, courtesy of an old record player in their...

A 24-year-old police officer and a suspect died after a shootout Saturday afternoon.
Officer Tyler J. Stewart, 24, died at Flagstaff Medical Center after he was shot by a man who was a suspect in a domestic-violence case, police said. Stewart is the...

Stephanie Stork, first grade teacher at Trinity Lutheran School in Tinley Park, has been honored with the prestigious 2014 Timothy Award. This award is presented by the Northern Illinois Lutheran School District which consists of over 60 elementary...

East Dundee, IL- Some news takes a while to sink in, according to teacher Susan Meier of Immanuel Lutheran School in East Dundee. Meier received an important voicemail message from her principal in late September that she had to replay several times...

When it comes to campus dining, the language of food can change as fast as students' majors. A few years ago, few students were familiar with Celiac Disease or gluten-free diets. Those terms, as well as flexitarian, pescetarian, and old standbys vegan and...

When kids write about how they spent summer vacations at camp, those school reports typically don't include getting covered in grime while working on a railroad or plotting a grisly murder for a book. Those more novel experiences are some of what is...

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The literary arts are alive and well at the College of Lake County, and to celebrate the writing and artistic talents represented in CLC's two annual literary publications, "Willow Review" and "Prairie Voices," readings will be held...

The High School District 214 Board of Education on Thursday appointed an experienced District educator to the position of Prospect High School dean of students.
Lisa Soukup, who has taught literature and composition at Rolling Meadows High School...

With Illinois public schools on the cusp of becoming "majority minority," suburban districts that were once overwhelmingly white are adjusting to their rising Latino enrollment with changes in curriculum and culture.
The newly released 2013...

3+1 degrees save students money, add convenience
Three plus one equals four is a simple math formulation. It's also a simpler and more cost effective way to get your four-year degree, called a 3+1 degree program.
College of DuPage has partnered with...

On Saturday, September 7, 18 families gathered at ETHS with their high school freshman students to participate in the kick-off event for Y Achievers. Y Achievers, offered by the McGaw YMCA in partnership with ETHS, Y.O.U., the Wildkit Academy and a...

A former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the university and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times in exchange for helping him get drafted to a...

Eight Joliet Central High School student athletes were honored on May 10 at a special ceremony recognizing the intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. Joliet Central Athletic Director Steve Locke, along with four JCHS coaches,...

Lily Albrecht isn’t getting what she paid for, she says.That’s why she’s planning on joining as a plaintiff a lawsuit that was filed against Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Albrecht, an eighth grade English...

Eleven students who will graduate in May 2013 from Concordia University Chicago’s school counseling master’s program filed a lawsuit against the university in Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday for what they say is consumer fraud.
The individuals...